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The Shaggy Dog Collection
Movie Saga1959 – 1987

The Shaggy Dog Collection

3 Films
5.4 Avg Rating
$17.7M Saga Box Office
14.13x Commercial Multiplier

The Shaggy Dog is a 1959 Walt Disney film about Wilby Daniels, a teenage boy who by the power of an enchanted ring of the Borgias is transformed into the title character, a shaggy Old English Sheepdog. The film was based on the story, The Hound of Florence by Felix Salten. It is directed by Charles Barton and stars Fred MacMurray, Tommy Kirk, Jean Hagen, Kevin Corcoran, Tim Considine, Roberta Shore, and Annette Funicello. It was the first ever Walt Disney live-action comedy. Walt Disney Productions filmed a successful sequel in 1976 called The Shaggy D.A. which starred Dean Jones, Tim Conway, and Suzanne Pleshette. This was then followed by a 1987 television sequel, a 1994 television remake and a 2006 live-action theatrical remake.

Franchise Box Office Economics

Combined theatrical financials and commercial performance across all 3 installments.

Global Blockbuster Saga (14.13x ROI)

Total Worldwide Gross

$17.7M

Cumulative box office receipts

Total Production Budget

$1.3M

Combined studio investments

Average Gross / Film

$5.9M

Average theatrical return

Commercial Multiple

14.13x

Worldwide Gross vs Budget

Films in Saga(3)

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The Shaggy Dog
6.2(100)1h 44m

Through an ancient spell, a boy changes into a sheepdog and back again. It seems to happen at inopportune times and the spell can only be broken by an act of bravery....

The Shaggy D.A.
5.8(88)1h 31m

Wilby Daniels, a successful lawyer running for District Attorney, suddenly finds himself being transformed into an English sheepdog. Somehow he has to keep his change a secret and find just what is causing it, all the while eluding the local dog catcher.

The Return of the Shaggy Dog
4.2(8)1h 27m

The Return of the Shaggy Dog is a 1987 two-part television movie midquel to the 1959 feature film, The Shaggy Dog, set before the events of The Shaggy D.A..